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-Compiled by Brian Mendonca
Work: Adagio from Symphony No.10 (Unfinished) in F Sharp Major
Year of composition: 1910
Form: Symphony
Period: Late-Romantic / Early Modern
Duration: 24.10 mins.
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Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
2012
Context
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was a Austro-Bohemian composer. He wrote nine symphonies. Symphony Number 10 is unfinished. The first movement - the Adagio - was the last work he composed, knowing that he had little time left. The movement is marked by dissonance and pain. The symphony was conceptualized with a five movement structure. Mahler asked his wife to burn the score, since it was incomplete.
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